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October, 2017 !1 Pre K Self-Contained- Ms SUPERINTENDENT’S MONTHLY REPORT Doyle School Pre K Self-Contained- Ms. Albonico This month, we started our second Tools of the Mind theme: Grocery store. Each center transformed into a different part of the store. The table toys center was the flower shop, the dramatic play center was the checkout, the science center was the deli, the art center was the bakery, and the blocks center was produce. They have great imagination when they are pretending to go shopping in the grocery store. They also all have so much fun using make-believe play to pretend that they are different people working in the grocery store. ! ! All the Pre-K classes went to Secor Farm for a class trip. First, we went on a hayride traveling through the farm to the pumpkin patch. Once we arrived at the pumpkin patch, the students each picked a pumpkin to bring back with them. We had such an awesome time! The students were very excited for Halloween! We had a class party and the students also participated in the Halloween parade. This year, the teachers were all nurses. We loved seeing all the children’s costumes. They had so much fun. ! Superintendent’s Monthly Report October, 2017 !1 Pre K Self-Contained- Ms. Varettoni Pre-K had a very productive October! During the Week of Respect, we read The Monster Who Lost His Mean by Tiffany Strelitz Haber. In the story, a monster loses the M in his name which stands for his “mean.” Without his mean, the monster learns to embrace his differences and uses kindness to befriend others instead of bullying. After reading the story with Miss Albonico’s class, we discussed ways that we could be “kindness monsters” in our own lives. Student responses were recorded by teachers and students made symmetry paintings to complement their work. This reinforced the idea that although every monster looked different, they are all special and beautiful in his or her own unique way. Every student was able to come up with their own, appropriate example on how to be a kindness monster. ! During the second week of October, we had a field trip to Secor Farms in Mahwah with Miss Albonico and Mrs. Hahn’s classes. Students had a wonderful time picking their own pumpkins, meeting farm animals, taking in the sights on a hayride, taking pictures, and playing in a straw maze. Students were able to make connections to the fall concepts we have been discussing such as the leaves changing colors, apples, pumpkins, and the cooler weather. Secor Farms made quite the impression on students, we are still talking about the fun we had! Superintendent’s Monthly Report October, 2017 !2 ! ! In October, we began our weekly letter study which we will continue throughout the school year. The letters we learned about this month were O, C, A, and D. To reinforce letter recognition and sounds, students have been participating in multisensory instructional activities such as finding “mystery letters” in watercolor, rainbow tracing, making letters out of play- doh, stamps, cut/paste activities, remembering songs/dances about each letter, and more. Everyone is doing a fantastic job! Now when we are walking through the hallways of school, we point out the letters we recognize on bulletin boards, signs, etc. We started creating an alphabet and sensory book for each letter that will go home at the end of the year. Superintendent’s Monthly Report October, 2017 !3 ! ! ! ! We also began a new theme towards the end of the month in our Tools of the Mind Curriculum. As we transitioned from the Family theme, we have begun making props for the Grocery theme. To support out new play theme, we talked about the different sections of a grocery store such as the deli, produce aisle, flower shop, and check out area. Students have had tremendous fun making the props and incorporating them into their play! Superintendent’s Monthly Report October, 2017 !4 ! ! ! And last, but certainly not least, we recently welcomed a new student to Pre-K/V and the other classmates have served as wonderful role models for our new student. Our new student has been a wonderful addition to our class and we hope to grow more throughout the school year! Superintendent’s Monthly Report October, 2017 !5 Pre K Age 4 Full Day Inclusion- Mrs. Hahn/Ms. Paskas We are in full swing here in Pre-k 4. There has been so many fun learning activities going on in our classroom this month. We launched our new Family theme. The children helped transform our classroom into different rooms we have in our houses. We have a bathroom, living room, kitchen, laundry room and garage. They have taken on the roles of the various family members and have been completing household tasks. This month we also went on our first field trip to Secor Farms in Mahwah. The students got to see some live animals in the farm, play in a corn box, navigate through a hay maze. Then we took a fun hayride to pick our very own pumpkins. We ended out trip with some freshly picked apples. We really enjoyed our first trip. We also got to share our favorite Halloween stories with our first grade book buddies. Our friends brought books and then we made bookmarks together. We love reading with our friends. Pre K Age 4 Full Day- Mrs. Rightmyer We had a great time in Pre-K this October! We started out the month by continuing our family theme. Children had a great time pretending to be family members making dinner, washing clothes, reading stories, brushing their teeth and even painting the garage in our pretend centers! Towards the end of the month, we started our next Tools of the Mind Theme: Grocery Store. We have a pretend check-out counter, a flower shop, a deli, a bakery, and even a farmer’s market. The children are learning so many new grocery terms like aisle, ingredients, and recipe! Superintendent’s Monthly Report October, 2017 !6 ! ! ! This month we had our first field trip to Secor Farms in Mahwah. The children had a great time riding a hayride to a pumpkin patch, picking their own pumpkin, and seeing some farm animals! It was the perfect day and the children are sure to remember this trip for years to come! We had a few mystery readers come read to our class this month. Some of the readers were siblings and some were our parents! The children loved listening to stories and eating some special treats from our readers! We were so excited to celebrate Halloween and wear our Halloween costumes to school. The children had a Halloween party and participated in a school wide Halloween parade. It was such a fun month! Superintendent’s Monthly Report October, 2017 !7 Pre K Age 3 Half/Full Day- Mrs. Schwartz October has been a “spook-tackular” month in Pre-K 3! We launched our new Tools of the Mind theme… Grocery Store. Our Dramatic Play center is now the Checkout Area where the shelves are stocked and there is a cash register. The Table Top Center is now the Farmer’s Market stocked with lots of produce and bushels of fun. The Blocks Center is BJ’s where the children are enjoying buying in bulk. The Science Center is the deli, where students can take orders and make sandwiches. The Art Center is the Bakery. The students love baking delicious treats such as cupcakes and cookies in the oven. The literacy center has transformed into a Flower Shop where the children can make beautiful floral arrangements and bouquets. The class loves assuming the many different roles which help to make a grocery store run smoothly. This month we have spent a lot of time learning about bullying and how to be good friends to our classmates. We read many stories together which focused on the theme of friendship. One of our favorite stories was, Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon. Based on this story, each student created their own sunflower project using their handprints. We brainstormed what makes each of us unique and each child shared a special quality about themselves which is written on a leaf of their sunflower. The Pre-K classes also took a field trip to Secor Farm in Mahwah, NJ this month. They loved taking the school bus with their friends and teachers. It was so much fun seeing the animals, taking a hayride and picking their own pumpkins to take home. The students also enjoyed playing in the corn box and finding their way through the hay maze. Another highlight in October was learning about shapes and creating shape monsters. Each student got to pick a shape and color and create a monster using lots of eyes and teeth. Our shape monsters are proudly on display in the hallway outside of our classroom. Superintendent’s Monthly Report October, 2017 !8 The end of the month was just as amazing as the beginning as students got into costume and marched in our Doyle School Halloween Parade. It was so exciting to participate in this school wide event! Our Pre-K class also enjoyed our class party and special activities like spider races, tossing rings onto a witch’s hat and a Halloween themed bean bag toss. We can’t wait to see what the month of November has in store for us! Kindergarten- Ms. Focarino We have had so many adventures this month in Kindergarten! We have followed the characters in the Magic Tree House Series, Jack and Annie, all over the place.
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